Steering Committee
Mountains of Hope is governed by a Steering Committee. It comprises representatives from the founding member organizations, MOH members, and others who help guide the Coalition in the proper direction. Additional guidance comes from the leads of the subcommittees. The Steering Committee’s goal is to guide the coalition toward achieving their mission – Collaborating to Conquer Cancer in the Mountain State.
Coalition Leadership
Abby Starkey
Coalition Chair
Cancer Prevention and Control
WVU Cancer Institute
Stacey Whanger
Coalition Chair-Elect
WV Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Shelly Dusic
Coalition Chair Emeritus
ACS National Roundtable on Cervical Cancer
Subcommitte Chairs & Chairs-Elect
Annette Fetty-Santilli
Prevention Chair
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Dana DeJarnett
Prevention Chair Elect
WVU Medicine Berkeley and
Jefferson Medical Center
Jennie Shifflett
Early Detection Chair
Davis Health System Foundation
Elizabeth Puette
Early Detection Chair-elect
WVU School of Dentistry
Department of Dental Hygiene
Angela Austin
Quality of Life Chair
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Carrie Wines-Larch
Quality of Life Chair-elect
CAMC Cancer Center
Founding Member Representation
Angela Kaloush
American Cancer Society
Charlene Hickman
WV Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
WVDHHR/Office of Maternal, Child,
and Family Health
Susan Eason
WVU Cancer Institute
Cancer Prevention & Control
Steering Committee Representation
Patty Davis
Agents of Hope
Steve Blankenship
WV Cancer Registry
MOH Team
Mary Ellen Conn
Coalition Director
Andi Hasley
Coalition Manager
Julianna Curry
Policy Consultant
Dannell Boatman
Program Evaluator
Megan Ross
Epidemiologist
WVDHHR-BPH-DHPCD
Contact Us
Mary Ellen Conn, MS
Assistant Director, Cancer Prevention and Control
Program Director, WV Cancer Control Collaborative Partnership and Mountains of Hope Coalition
WVU Cancer Institute
Phone: 304-293-9213
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